Columbus Crew will begin its Leagues Cup title defense hosting LIGA MX side Toluca on July 29, while Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami will begin their pursuit of a second Leagues Cup title against Atlas one day later,

All five Liga MX teams in action advanced to the round of 16 in the Concacaf Champions Cup. They included UNAM ( photo) and Tigres, which both had to make up first-round deficits. Cade Cowell had an assist for Guadalajara, which won 3-0 over the Dominican Republic's Cibao after playing to a 1-1 tie in the first leg.

T oday, the Leagues Cup unveiled the official schedule for the 2025 edition and the perks for the top-ranked clubs from the Liga MX. The third consecutive edition of the Concacaf-